change prepayment

storm2

hi i have been on prepayment since they were available. tis was my choice for budgeting.
would it be cheaper to now swap to a smart meter paying by direct debit ,i am with Eon and have been for years.

QrizB

Welcome to the forum.

Yes, paying by Direct Debit is generally cheaper than prepayment.

MWT

The only thing I'd consider is that if you have an older prepay meter which uses a key, rather than a smart meter, you could delay the arrival of the new tariff rates by adding a large amount of credit before the price goes up...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6339086/mse-news-prepay-for-your-energy-you-could-keep-todays-cheaper-rates-for-a-little-longer

Otherwise, yes it should be cheaper to move to DD.

emeraldbugle

I've been trying to change since I bought the property in July, Eon won't change the meter to a credit meter, apparently there's a long wait to get it done! Sounds like an excuse to me. I can't even change providers so am completely stuck.

Let me know how you get on!

Ultrasonic

emeraldbugle said:

I can't even change providers so am completely stuck.

Why  not?